Pickerel Lake (Dakota and Ramsey counties, Minnesota)

Pickerel Lake
Pickerel Lake
Location	Dakota County, Minnesota, Minnesota, US
Coordinates	44°55′2.51″N93°7′13.6158″W / 44.9173639°N 93.120448833°W / 44.9173639; -93.120448833
Type	oxbow lake
Primary outflows	Mississippi River
Basin  countries	United States
Surface area	78 acres (32 ha)
Max. depth	11 ft (3.4 m)
Surface elevation	696 ft (212 m)
Settlements	Lilydale, Minnesota

Pickerel Lake is a lake in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ^{[1] [2]} It is an Oxbow lake of the Mississippi River in Lilydale, Minnesota. The Omaha Road Bridge Number 15 crosses the Northeastern end.

Pickerel Lake was named for the pickerel fish, commonly known as the Northern pike, native to its waters. ^[3]

See also

• List of lakes in Minnesota

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickerel Lake (Dakota and Ramsey counties, Minnesota)
2. Pickerel Lake - Minnesota DNR
3. Upham, Warren (1920). Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance. Minnesota Historical Society. p. 169.